Countries

February 2002: Report
Pregnancy and childbirth need not be a perilous journey. Governments and communities can make motherhood safer by preventing delays on the pathway to care. This new PRB report discusses the prevalence of maternal mortality and the health care systems that can make the process of bringing new lives into the world safer for mothers.

February 2002: Report
Reproductive health experts are concerned about looming shortages of condoms and other contraceptives in less developed countries. If not addressed, shortfalls in supplies could result in an upsurge of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS.

February 2002: Report
This booklet summarizes the last phase of USAID assistance to Mexico, from 1992 to 1999. The report gives program managers, policymakers, and donors information about USAID’s program in Mexico, including lessons learned and challenges remaining.

December 2001: Report
This report presents special data tabulations from Demographic and Health Surveys on the prevalence of and attitudes toward female genital cutting (FGC) in Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Kenya, Mali, Sudan, Tanzania, and Yemen. The report also discusses local and national efforts to end the practice, and presents recommendations to policymakers and program managers.

December 2001: Report
Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the world's youngest populations. This chartbook examines factors that are important to a healthy transition to adulthood, including education and exposure to information; sexual experience and marriage; HIV/AIDS; childbearing; contraception; and maternal health.

December 2001: Report
Government policymakers and planners around the world use population projections to gauge future demand for food, water, energy, and services, and to forecast future demographic characteristics. Population projections can alert policymakers to major trends that may affect economic development and help policymakers craft policies that can be adapted for various projection scenarios.

December 2001: Report
The United States is in the midst of a profound demographic change: the rapid aging of its population. Preparing for these changes requires an understanding of the growing diversity within the older population.

December 2001: Report
The people of the Middle East and North Africa have long played an integral, if sometimes volatile, role in the history of human civilization. Today, MENA's rapid population growth exacerbates the challenges that this region faces as it enters the third millennium.

October 2001: Report
Deforestation worldwide continues at a net rate of 9.4 million hectares a year, posing a serious threat to human communities and natural ecosystems at the outset of the 21st century.

October 2001: Report
This Population Bulletin explains projection methodology and discusses various approaches for expressing uncertainty. The report concludes with a discussion of what global population projections imply about the kind of world our descendents will inhabit.